Eugene Williams (baseball)

Eugene Williams (August 14, 1932 December 8, 2008), nicknamed "Fireball", was an American Negro league pitcher for the Memphis Red Sox from 1957 to 1959.

Eugene Williams
Pitcher
Born: (1932-08-14)August 14, 1932
Auburn, Alabama
Died: December 8, 2008(2008-12-08) (aged 76)
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1957, for the Memphis Red Sox
Last appearance
1959, for the Memphis Red Sox
Teams

A native of Auburn, Alabama, Williams was the winning pitcher in the 1957 East–West All-Star Game.[1] He died in Oak Ridge, Tennessee in 2008 at age 76.[2][3]

References

  1. "Eugene Williams". nlbemuseum.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. "Williams a Negro League star". knoxnews.com. December 21, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  3. Don Bell (December 19, 2008). "Former Negro Leaguer Eugene Williams was a giver". nlbemuseum.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.


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